Jim O'Brien fired as pacers coach

Post #1 » by **alucryts** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:54 pm

http://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/31769064711913472

your welcome!!!

"The Indiana Pacers have fired coach Jim O'Brien, a league source tells Y! Sports."
-WOJ

RT @MikeWellsNBA: Jim O'Brien has been fired as Pacers coach, according to multiple sources.
-adande

but really congrats long time coming

Boneman2 · Post #2 » by **Boneman2** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:56 pm

Post #3 » by **Gremz** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 5:59 pm

This is the happiest moment of my life.

fj20 · Post #4 » by **fj20** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:00 pm

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Post #5 » by **alucryts** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:01 pm

Gremz wrote::cry: This is the happiest moment of my life.

gremz happy! no more john obrown

captaincrunk · Post #6 » by **captaincrunk** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:07 pm

Who is coming in though?

klemen4 · Post #7 » by **klemen4** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:07 pm

Get Ewing a chance...at least he can make Hibbert even better.

dennis_mora91 · Post #8 » by **dennis_mora91** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:09 pm

klemen4 wrote:Get Ewing a chance...at least he can make Hibbert even better.

+1

Sonny_D1 · Post #9 » by **Sonny_D1** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:11 pm

Thank you God.

Signed,
Disgruntled Pacer Fantasy Owner.

captaincrunk · Post #10 » by **captaincrunk** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:11 pm

klemen4 wrote:Get Ewing a chance...at least he can make Hibbert even better.

I wodner if the rest of the coaching staff will be gone, and who stays. Ewing could do good work as an assistant at least, like Oakley is doing in Charlotte.

Bullsmaniac · Post #11 » by **Bullsmaniac** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:11 pm

Oh man, Ewing would be great for your team. Plus Dwight doesn't need him anymore in Orlando!

Post #12 » by **Gremz** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:13 pm

John O'Brown is such a jerk. I've got such a huge grin right now. :cheesygrin:

PacersDG · Post #13 » by **PacersDG** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:15 pm

!!! Let's see Larry Legend take the spot!

captaincrunk · Post #14 » by **captaincrunk** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:21 pm

PacersDG wrote::D!!! Let's see Larry Legend take the spot!

For a minute there I thought you meant Larry Brown, ouch.

captaincrunk · Post #15 » by **captaincrunk** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:22 pm

"The Indianapolis Star reports that Pacers assistant Frank Vogel is "expected to coach the team for the remainder of the season." "

Post #16 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:23 pm

I would think Dan Burke might get the shot. He's been on the bench in Indy for about a decade now, and has worked his way up from video to scouting to assistant coach. I doubt McCarty or Potapenko get the job in their first years here.

Other than that, Jay Defruscio is still a newby to the NBA and came from Wheeling Jesuit (a great school btw, but he was renowned for his "quick offenses" when Obie hired him), and Frank Vogel has been pretty much a video guy/scout for most of his NBA coaching career.

If we don't bring in someone from outside to finish the year, I would think Burke is the only candidate from inside. I doubt Atlanta would let Lester Conner walk mid-season for the interim shot. 'Tis a shame.

Post #17 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:24 pm

captaincrunk wrote:"The Indianapolis Star reports that Pacers assistant Frank Vogel is "expected to coach the team for the remainder of the season." "

Shocked at this one. I'da thought Dan Burke would get the shot as the good soldier he's been with the franchise for a decade.

captaincrunk · Post #18 » by **captaincrunk** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:26 pm

Scoot McGroot wrote:
captaincrunk wrote:"The Indianapolis Star reports that Pacers assistant Frank Vogel is "expected to coach the team for the remainder of the season." "

Shocked at this one. I'da thought Dan Burke would get the shot as the good soldier he's been with the franchise for a decade.

Interim coaches don't usually get the nod to keep the position, so they might just be letting vogel run it so they can do work in the offseason.

PacersDG · Post #19 » by **PacersDG** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:31 pm

Yahoo article mentions Mike Brown as long term replacement. I like it. Why not bring him in now? He isn't doing anything is he?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=A ... rien013011

Post #20 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:31 pm

captaincrunk wrote:
Scoot McGroot wrote:
captaincrunk wrote:"The Indianapolis Star reports that Pacers assistant Frank Vogel is "expected to coach the team for the remainder of the season." "

Shocked at this one. I'da thought Dan Burke would get the shot as the good soldier he's been with the franchise for a decade.

Interim coaches don't usually get the nod to keep the position, so they might just be letting vogel run it so they can do work in the offseason.

Oh absolutely, but you'd think they'd want to reward a guy that's been through a lot with the franchise would get a nominal nod and an "Attaboy" by just getting the interim spot for a few months, and then return him back to the bench.